8 Quotes by M. M. Pallam Raju

Developing skills is as important as training. A larger effort is needed to create a skilled workforce with employment potential.

The mid-day meal is a well-intentioned scheme and has to be implemented effectively.

Recognising that the future growth of India will depend on greater skill development, the National Policy for Skill Development aims to create a skilled workforce of 500 million by 2022.

The Indian youth needs to be empowered, and it can be done through good education and vocational training.

The creation of NIT has ensured some seats for admission in undergraduate courses for students of Arunachal Pradesh, which will bound to uplift economics of locality directly or indirectly and help in enhancing human development index in the state.

Public-Private Partnership in financing, service delivery and provision of workspaces and training of trainers must be promoted to meet the demand and supply gap in the field of skill development.

It is a fantastic initiative by the ministry to develop Aakash Tablet, a mobile device that can be utilised by students anywhere. It was successfully tried out. The second and third versions have come out and the fourth version is on the anvil.

Industry and institutes need to build smarter linkages.